UNISON helps found Disability Employment Charter

UNISON was one of six founding member organisations that launched a new Disability Employment Charter this month, calling on the government to do much more to improve the working lives of disabled people.
The charter was produced as a response to the government’s long awaited national disability strategy, which was published in July.
UNISON national officer for disability equality Deirdre Costigan said: “The government’s disability strategy promised lots, but in the end, it was